Ebola-Free!

For the last year, the Ebola crisis has plagued Sierra Leone, which has claimed over 11,000 lives in West Africa. This crisis has had very negative economic effects on Sierra Leone and our village of Rogbere has been affected by this crisis as well. Due to strict quarantine regulations necessitated by the Ebola virus, villages like Rogbere have not been able to attend vital agriculture trainings and to farm as they desire.

We also haven’t been able to have very much contact with the village because of the Ebola crisis. From the beginning of this partnership, we have hoped to send short-term mission teams to Rogbere to build relationships with the villagers, assess additional needs that they might have, and to share with them why we are doing what we are doing (Jesus!).

I am now pleased to report that Rogbere’s district in Sierra Leone has gone long enough without a new Ebola case that they are considered Ebola-free. 40 days is considered to be the time when a district is safe, and they are now beyond that. We can praise God for this while continuing to pray for a complete resolution to this crisis.

The current map of Ebola cases in West Africa

Because of the improvement in the Ebola crisis, George Beals, who oversees Village Partnerships at World Hope International, has informed us that they are ready to start sending short term mission teams into Sierra Leone. We are looking forward to being able to go and visit Rogbere sometime early in 2016!